In the last 10 years or so, ship sizes have exploded. Now, the largest can handle more than 24,000 containers. The thing is, when ships get that big, they also get more risky.

The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: nuclear power.

Cargo ships, like the one that caused the Baltimore bridge to collapse, are getting dangerously big. Skip to main content. Scientific American. March 29, 2024. 5 min read.

French company Airseas has developed the Seawing, a kite to help propel cargo ships, which it says could cut their carbon emissions by an average of 20%. CNN values your feedback 1.

Some Puget Sound-area officials suspect that ships burning diesel, bunker oil and other fuels could be major air pollution sources. Air pollution from cargo ships stirs growing concern ...

Midas, a cargo ship transporting around 3,000 new cars to Mexico, sank in the North Pacific. The ship caught fire near Alaska ...

The repairs required for the North Star, an 840-foot ship, bring a temporary reduction to the fleet of four big cargo ships that haul supplies weekly to the Don Young Port of Alaska in Anchorage.

The ships, loaded with cargo, are an important part of the consumer supply chain, and the Port of Wilmington plays an important role in international trade and is designated as Foreign Trade Zone 214.

The thing is, when ships get that big, they also get more risky. “Imagine looking for a source of fire in 25,000 containers,” said Capt. Rahul Khanna, global head of marine risk consulting at ...